VB-351, WvltSF - Graves page 6

1887 (cont.
19 Apr I wove some palm leaf mats for the hired men's table.
22 Apr Lavinia Saulsburg died last night.
18 May Raised the CF sawmiM.
21 May Dr. Lothridge here to see some of the folks.
I June Sister^Annie and company knitting mats.
5 June Go to- Church to meeting. Do not have singing meeting; folks are too tired.
II June We had the yellow cupboard in our room painted a cherry grain. Also
cherry grained woodwork and black cupboard in Office.
July Ellen Cholter came to SF and her boy goes to CF.
Elder Giles came to help CF get rid of Johnnie & Francis
27 July Everyone working on beans except Eva who is making clothes for the
painter's children that are here boaRDING AND HAVE BEEN FOR ABOUT 2 weeks.
(These are the Dahms.)
28 July My motherland step-father made a visit.
1 Aug Elder^Galen at supper table f e l lover in his chair and died in about
10 minutes after we sent for the doctor. Ozias went to Albany and
phoned the Ministry and wired his sons.
2 Aug Get the coff inv'f ron[tneCF.
3 Aug Got ready for funeraKat 2:30. "Greatest number of world at funeral I
ever saw'at one. George & Lorenzo (his sons) got here in time.
6 Aug Jane Mackey came.
17 Aug Grace/Dahm is in group that goes to Albany.
17 Sept Jane Mackey taken home. She may return.
26 Sept Addie's brother and family came to see her.
27 Sept Addie ran away.
1 Oc Bell and Ida Whitney to live here.
25 Oct Abram''EMis dies of inflammation of lungs.
27 Oct Abram'EIMs1 funeral. His nieces get here in time.
29 Oct Get two new No. 11 (sewing) machines.
1 Nov Get another No. 11 sewing machine _ /
8 Nov Get Elder Chauncy's shop ready for John^Randolph and Jaco^b^to live in.
Bell Whitney takes Ida away, she is discontented.
14 Dec El dressv/Rosetta runs the engine for the shop.

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1888
10 Jan Eldress Rosetta runs engine in shop and in between runs sewing machine.
25 Jan Ozias brings home a marb-le topped bureau for the sisters front room.
2 Feb El dress *'Rosetta, Rachel a-nd Eva went down the toboggan.
18 Feb Johnv/Randoll ph very feeble. Fell 5 times today.
26 Feb Racheivhad her last 9 teeth pulled, Ella had 2. Henry George did it.
10 Mar Lovely day. Feels like spring. Sister Annie has severe case of quinzy
sore throat along about this time.
12 Mar It is snowing today.
13 Mar The storm is terrible. It is drifting so badly that the sisters do not
try to go. from one building to another. All stay where they are. It
is Sister Annie's birthday. (IT IS ALSO BL I ZZARD OF 1 888 )
14 Mar The storm is better. Have power. Breaking roads.
15 Mar Have power, are trying to get the water wheel to -work.
25 Mar Go to Church to meeting. "El dress^Betsy made herself manifest."
21 Apr Eldress^Rosetta walks to CF and back.
2 May El len Charter went to NYC to have her throat doctored. Eva and IG
wallpaper various rooms.
24 June Go to Meeting House for first time this season. Havemew arrangement -
have the benches in the middle of the floor and march around them and
then s i.t down to speak and sing
10 July Rachelyy went to Albany to meet her daughter.